QUEENSTOWN MAILS

Lake County Mail, Issue 45, 14 April 1948, Page 5

QUEENSTOWN MAILS

Hours for Despatch

Mails from Queenstown are despatched as set out hereunder:— Dunedin: Daily, 8.40 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 7 p.m., for despatch the following morning.

Invercargill, Gore, Lumsden, Jardine’s P. 8., Short’s P. 8., Warden’s P.B. Southberg’s P. 8., Hospital P. 8.: Daily, 8.40 a.m.

Arrowtown, Alexandra, Cromwell, Lower Shotover, Reid’s P.B. and Lower Shotover Rural Delivery: Monday, 6 a.m. Monday to Friday, 7 p.m, for despatch the following morning. Arthur’s Point Rural Delivery: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 7 p.m., for despatch the following morning.

Glenorchy, Bryant’s P. 8., Arcadia P. 8., Paradise P. 8., H. Groves P. 8., L. Groves P. 8., and Creighton P. 8.: Monday and Friday, 7.30 a.m. Walter Peak P. 8., Mount Nicholas P. 8., J. MacKenzie’s P. 8., G. H. Shaw’s P. 8., A. Sutherland’s P. 8., P. MaeKenzie’s P. 8., and H. MaeKenzie’s (Braeburn) P. 8.: Friday, 7.30 a.m. Halfway Bay P. 8.: Wednesday, 6 p.m., for despatch the following morning.

Cecil Peak P. 8.: Monday, 6 p.m., for despatch the following morning.

Skippers and Long Gully: Friday 8 a.m. W. SMITH, Postmaster.

The chief constable of a small town was also an expert veterinary surgeon. One night the telephone bell rang. The chief constable’s wife answered it, “Is that Mr Jenkins?” asked an agitated voice.

“Do you want my husband in his capacity as veterinary surgeon or as chief constable ? ”

“ Both, madam,” came the reply. We can’t get our new bulldog to open his mouth, and there’s a burglar in it.”